editorNPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Tamara Keith is a NPR White House Correspondent. She is especially focused on matters related to the economy and the Federal budget.Prior to moving into her current role in January 2014, she was a Congressional Correspondent covering Congress with an emphasis on the budget, taxes and the ongoing fiscal fights. During the Republican presidential primaries she covered Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich in South Carolina, and traveled with Mitt Romney leading into the primaries in Colorado and Ohio, among other states. She began covering congress in August 2011.Keith joined NPR in 2009 as a Business Reporter. In that role, she reported on topics spanning the business world from covering the debt downgrade and debt ceiling crisis to the latest in policy debates, legal issues and technology trends. In early 2010, she was on the ground in Haiti covering the aftermath of the country's disastrous earthquake and later she covered the oil spill in the Gulf. In 2011, Keith conceived and reported the 2011NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Tamara KeithTue, 29 Nov 2016 02:54:42 +0000Tamara Keithhttp://wdiy.org
Tamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.President-Elect Trump Makes Voter Fraud Claims Amid Push For Recounthttp://wdiy.org/post/president-elect-trump-makes-voter-fraud-claims-amid-push-recount
84171 as http://wdiy.orgMon, 28 Nov 2016 21:24:00 +0000President-Elect Trump Makes Voter Fraud Claims Amid Push For RecountTamara Keithhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xX_KaStFT8 President-elect Donald Trump put out a video Monday night that gave an update on the transition process — and laid out some of his "policy plans for the first 100 days."Much of what Trump proposed wasn't new, from deregulation of the energy industry to a lobbying ban to tearing up the Trans-Pacific Partnership. It closely resembled the 100-day agenda he outlined in a speech he gave in October in Gettysburg, Pa.A couple of new, but nondetailed items were included, like asking the Defense Department and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to come up with a plan to combat cyberattacks and to have the Labor Department look into visa-program abuses that "undercut the American worker."Trump also notably, however, left out some of the most sweeping and controversial promises he had made in that Gettysburg speech — like building a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border (and that Mexico will pay for it), repealing and replacing Obamacare and term limitsTrump Video Lays Out Priorities, But Questions Of Conflicts, Transparency Remainhttp://wdiy.org/post/trump-video-lays-out-priorities-questions-conflicts-transparency-remain
83956 as http://wdiy.orgTue, 22 Nov 2016 19:58:00 +0000Trump Video Lays Out Priorities, But Questions Of Conflicts, Transparency RemainTamara Keithhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdd-pZ0LR0s As he campaigned for president, Donald Trump spoke favorably about using waterboarding, torture and "much stronger" techniques on terrorism suspects. But in addition to likely legal challenges if Trump attempts to bring those practices back, two prominent Republican senators signaled he could face opposition from within his own party.On Saturday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) got animated at the Halifax International Security Forum, when a moderator asked about waterboarding and what powers congress has to "reign in a president who does things which you find intolerable?"McCain, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, pointed to the Geneva Conventions and an amendment passed last year by congress, restricting interrogation methods to those listed in the Army Field Manual."If they started waterboarding, I swear to you there's a whole bunch of us that would have them in court in a New York minute," said McCain. "So I don't give a damn what theOn Waterboarding, A President Trump Could Face Resistance From Some Republicanshttp://wdiy.org/post/waterboarding-president-trump-could-face-resistance-some-republicans
83923 as http://wdiy.orgMon, 21 Nov 2016 19:46:00 +0000On Waterboarding, A President Trump Could Face Resistance From Some RepublicansTamara Keithhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnW3xkHxIEQ Three days after winning the presidency in 2008, President-elect Barack Obama held a press conference, taking questions from reporters. Three days after winning the presidency in 2016, President-elect Donald Trump turned to Twitter.An unprecedented feature of Donald Trump's successful campaign for president was his personal use of Twitter and it has continued as Trump meets with advisers and potential members of his cabinet. If this continues into Trump's presidency, the method will be new, but the approach will be in line with a long tradition of presidents going around the so-called filter of the press.Since Election Day, Trump tweeted a list of countries whose leaders he has spoken with before his team sent out a press release,Trump mused about the electoral college.And, he's repeatedly used Twitter to air his grievances with the New York Times. (He calls it the "failing" New York Times, though the paper has reported a surge of newCommander-In-Tweet: Trump's Social Media Use And Presidential Media Avoidancehttp://wdiy.org/post/commander-tweet-trumps-social-media-use-and-presidential-media-avoidance
83815 as http://wdiy.orgFri, 18 Nov 2016 21:44:00 +0000Commander-In-Tweet: Trump's Social Media Use And Presidential Media AvoidanceTamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit INSKEEP, HOST: President-elect Trump continues to be busy on Twitter. Last night on Twitter, he claimed credit for saving a Ford plant from being sent to Mexico, although Ford said it never had plans to move the plant to Mexico. In some ways, his activity on Twitter is in line with the tradition of presidents going around the so-called filter of the press. NPR's Tamara Keith reports. TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE: Three days after winning the presidency in 2008, President-elect Barack Obama held a press conference. (SOUNDBITE OF PRESS CONFERENCE) PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: This morning, we woke up to more sobering news about the state of our economy. KEITH: Three days after winning the presidency in 2016, President-elect Donald Trump turned to Twitter to say he had a busy day planned in New York. Quote, "we'll soon be making some very important decisions on the people who will be running our government!" Trump was asked about it in an interview with "60Commander In Tweet: Trump Avoids Media Filter With Twitterhttp://wdiy.org/post/commander-tweet-trump-avoids-media-filter-twitter
83789 as http://wdiy.orgFri, 18 Nov 2016 12:35:00 +0000Commander In Tweet: Trump Avoids Media Filter With TwitterTamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit MCEVERS, HOST: It is of course election night. We should be getting the first results within an hour. And right now we're going to talk about how we got here. Donald Trump's unexpected rise to the top of the Republican Party has rocked the political system. We will have more on that elsewhere in the program. Now NPR's Tamara Keith has a look at how Hillary Clinton became the first female nominee of a major party and could become the first woman elected president of the United States. TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE: If you want to know the kind of campaign Hillary Clinton wanted and expected to run, go back to her first event in April 2015, a roundtable discussion at a community college in Iowa. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) HILLARY CLINTON: I think it's fair to say that as you look across the country, the deck is still stacked in favor of those already at the top. And there's something wrong with that. KEITH: Clinton is by her nature a walk. She seemsHillary Clinton Ran Campaign Amid Unrelenting Email Controversyhttp://wdiy.org/post/hillary-clinton-ran-campaign-amid-unrelenting-email-controversy
83354 as http://wdiy.orgTue, 08 Nov 2016 23:14:00 +0000Hillary Clinton Ran Campaign Amid Unrelenting Email ControversyTamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit MCEVERS, HOST: Election Day is finally here. People are voting across the country, and we will be here all night bringing you the results as they come in. For now we're going to talk about how we got here. Donald Trump's unexpected rise to the top of the Republican Party has rocked the political system. We will have more on that elsewhere in the program. Now NPR's Tamara Keith has a look at how Hillary Clinton became the first female nominee of a major party and could become the first woman elected president of the United States. TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE: If you want to know the kind of campaign Hillary Clinton wanted and expected to run, go back to her first event in April 2015, a roundtable discussion at a community college in Iowa. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) HILLARY CLINTON: I think it's fair to say that as you look across the country, the deck is still stacked in favor of those already at the top. And there's something wrong with that.Looking Back On Clinton's Path To Election Day As Voters Head To The Pollshttp://wdiy.org/post/looking-back-clintons-path-election-day-voters-head-polls
83350 as http://wdiy.orgTue, 08 Nov 2016 21:28:00 +0000Looking Back On Clinton's Path To Election Day As Voters Head To The PollsTamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) DONALD TRUMP: We are going to win the great state of North Carolina. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) HILLARY CLINTON: Hello, Pittsburgh. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) TRUMP: Florida's my second home, a state I love so much. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) CLINTON: It is great to be back in Western Michigan. Thank you. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) TRUMP: Thank you, Pennsylvania. Thank you. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hit up as many battleground states as they could on this last day before the election. Trump's itinerary includes five different swing states today, and Clinton has four events capped off with a midnight rally in North Carolina. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now we're going to check in with our reporters following the two campaigns. Let's start with NPR's Sarah McCammon, who is traveling with Trump. His campaign touched down in Raleigh,Clinton, Trump Make Final Case To Voters 1 Day Before Electionhttp://wdiy.org/post/clinton-trump-make-final-case-voters-1-day-election
83304 as http://wdiy.orgTue, 08 Nov 2016 00:58:00 +0000Clinton, Trump Make Final Case To Voters 1 Day Before ElectionTamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit MARTIN, HOST: But we want to turn now to the Clinton campaign. Hillary Clinton made a stop in Cleveland at a campaign event with NBA star LeBron James. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) HILLARY CLINTON: It really is a choice between division or unity, between an economy that works for everyone or one that is stacked for those at the top, between strong, steady leadership or a loose cannon. MARTIN: NPR's Tamara Keith has been covering the Clinton campaign, and she's with us now on the line from Cleveland. Hi, Tam. TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE: Hi. MARTIN: So how is the Clinton campaign responding to the latest news from the FBI director? KEITH: Well, the news came while we were in the air on our final descent into Cleveland. And Jennifer Palmieri, the communications director for the campaign, came back very briefly, delivered a very brief statement essentially saying that they had been saying that this is how it would turn out. So they were validated. AndClinton Campaigns In Cleveland With LeBron Jameshttp://wdiy.org/post/clinton-campaigns-cleveland-lebron-james
83251 as http://wdiy.orgSun, 06 Nov 2016 22:19:00 +0000Clinton Campaigns In Cleveland With LeBron JamesTamara KeithWhen it comes to Hillary Clinton's historic run for the presidency, if she's ultimately able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling it will be because a combination of good luck and better planning helped her overcome challenges, many of her own making.Donald Trump's name is on the ballot, but Clinton's biggest opponent may well have been herself — as she was dogged by emails, questions over the Clinton Foundation and paid speeches.Those controversies have kept the presidential contest between Clinton and Republican nominee Trump close at the end. But Hillary Clinton will reach Election Day with the real prospect of becoming the first female president in U.S. history.She's been a candidate for 19 months. Clinton's official campaign launch was preceded by months of will-she-or-won't-she chatter, but there was lots of work behind the scenes and a "Ready For Hillary" superPAC working out in the open to prepare for Clinton to get in.But who would she face?Winning The OpponentHillary Clinton's Path To Election Day: Plans, Luck And Self-Inflicted Woundshttp://wdiy.org/post/hillary-clintons-road-election-day
83165 as http://wdiy.orgSat, 05 Nov 2016 10:06:00 +0000Hillary Clinton's Path To Election Day: Plans, Luck And Self-Inflicted WoundsTamara Keithhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEqiNIPIPPQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrX3Ql31URA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=855Am6ovK7s One of Hillary Clinton's oft repeated attack lines against Donald Trump is that he's "a man you can bait with a tweet." It's now clear her campaign has been purposely baiting the Republican nominee with television ads."You know, he was a big part of our target audience. He consumes a lot of cable," admitted Clinton's communications director, Jennifer Palmieri, at a North Carolina rally Thursday.Palmieri told NPR the deliberate goading started this summer. The campaign was airing an ad called "Role Models," in which children watch television as Trump delivers some of his most controversial remarks. Palmieri noticed Trump, in a speech, defending himself against the ad point by point."I was listening and I thought, oh my God, he must have been in his hotel, just watched 'Role Models,' and walked out onstage [and] then done his own refutation of it."The unusualWatch: Clinton Campaign Deliberately Trolls Trump With Adshttp://wdiy.org/post/watch-clinton-campaign-deliberately-trolls-trump-ads
83156 as http://wdiy.orgFri, 04 Nov 2016 21:57:00 +0000Watch: Clinton Campaign Deliberately Trolls Trump With AdsTamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit SHAPIRO, HOST: The FBI's continuing inquiry into Hillary Clinton's private email server has cast a shadow over her campaign. Her most fervent supporters are undeterred, though. NPR's Tamara Keith caught up with some Clinton campaign volunteers in Las Vegas. TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE: Much has been made of the passion of Donald Trump supporters, but Clinton backers say their passion is real, too. Donna West has converted her east Las Vegas garage into a satellite Clinton campaign office, decorated with signs she picked up at the Democratic Convention. DONNA WEST: So we launch canvassers out of here to go knock on doors every day, and tonight we're having phone banks here in my garage. KEITH: On a recent evening, there are about a dozen people in all, sitting at card tables, using their cell phones to call voters, while others paint signs that say Love Trumps Hate. WEST: I just turned 60 a week ago. And I remember when I was out burning my bra andIn Las Vegas, Clinton Volunteers Remain Enthusiastic Close To Election Dayhttp://wdiy.org/post/las-vegas-clinton-volunteers-remain-enthusiastic-close-election-day
83091 as http://wdiy.orgThu, 03 Nov 2016 20:25:00 +0000In Las Vegas, Clinton Volunteers Remain Enthusiastic Close To Election DayTamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit MONTAGNE, HOST: And just a week ago, Hillary Clinton was looking to run up the score against Donald Trump. Her campaign was running ads in Texas and planning a trip to the traditionally red state of Arizona. Today, she heads out on that trip but under different circumstances. NPR's Tamara Keith reports. TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE: Hillary Clinton's campaign is launching new television ad buys in states she's supposed to have in the bag - Michigan, Colorado, New Mexico and Virginia. Campaign officials insist they aren't nervous. They say they are spending money in these states because they have extra cash to burn. But in these closing days, Clinton is trying to hang onto her lead as much as she's trying to expand the map. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) HILLARY CLINTON: And I hope you will think about how you will feel the day after the election, on November the 9. KEITH: Her closing argument had been uplifting. The focus was on bringing AmericansWith A New Sense Of Urgency, Clinton Stumps In Crucial Stateshttp://wdiy.org/post/new-sense-urgency-clinton-stumps-crucial-states
83006 as http://wdiy.orgWed, 02 Nov 2016 09:53:00 +0000With A New Sense Of Urgency, Clinton Stumps In Crucial StatesTamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Hillary Clinton Campaigns In Ohio Amid Fallout From FBI Announcementhttp://wdiy.org/post/hillary-clinton-campaigns-ohio-amid-fallout-fbi-announcement
82941 as http://wdiy.orgMon, 31 Oct 2016 20:15:00 +0000Hillary Clinton Campaigns In Ohio Amid Fallout From FBI AnnouncementTamara KeithHillary Clinton's campaign has been dealing with the fallout from her choice to use a private email server while secretary of state since before there was even officially a campaign. Now, WikiLeaks has released private emails from March 2015 between Clinton advisers talking about how to handle the email mess.Clinton's campaign says the email release is part of a Russian effort to interfere with the U.S. election. The campaign has chosen not to verify the authenticity of the emails hacked from the personal Gmail account of Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta.In one chain, Podesta and Neera Tanden, a longtime Clinton ally, complain about the email story coming out so late in the game. Podesta writes that those in Clinton's inner circle "sure weren't forthcoming on the facts here."Tanden asks, "Why didn't they get this stuff out like 18 months ago? So crazy," and in a later email answers her own question saying, "they wanted to get away with it."'We Need To Clean This Up'But ofWikiLeaks Reveals Clinton Aides Knew They Had An Email Problem On Their Handshttp://wdiy.org/post/wikileaks-reveals-clinton-aides-knew-they-had-email-problem-their-hands
82741 as http://wdiy.orgWed, 26 Oct 2016 23:57:00 +0000WikiLeaks Reveals Clinton Aides Knew They Had An Email Problem On Their HandsTamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Clinton's Email Server Back In Spotlight After WikiLeaks Releasehttp://wdiy.org/post/clintons-email-server-back-spotlight-after-wikileaks-release
82733 as http://wdiy.orgWed, 26 Oct 2016 20:47:00 +0000Clinton's Email Server Back In Spotlight After WikiLeaks ReleaseTamara KeithThe men parked their white work van on a patch of dirt down the road from the college where Hillary Clinton was set to give a major speech.Then they attached a banner.It was almost as long as the van with bold red-and-black vinyl lettering."Trump that bitch," it read.They waved and smiled, as people drove by.The message wasn't subtle. It also wasn't an outlier, either. It's a slogan that's been found on T-shirts at many Trump rallies since at least March. There are bumper stickers for sale with the slogan, even a bottle of hot sauce. (Clinton has said she carries hot sauce with her wherever she goes because of the immune-boosting properties of hot peppers.)Perhaps it was inevitable that with the first female nominee of a major political party on the ballot, the race for president would have undercurrents of sexism. But what wasn't inevitable is just how out in the open it has been.It is nearly impossible to separate out everything underlying this moment in history. Would this type ofSexism Is Out In The Open In The 2016 Campaign. That May Have Been Inevitablehttp://wdiy.org/post/sexism-out-open-2016-campaign-may-have-been-inevitable
82578 as http://wdiy.orgSun, 23 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000Sexism Is Out In The Open In The 2016 Campaign. That May Have Been InevitableTamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Clinton Campaigns In Ohio Where She's In A Virtual Tie With Trumphttp://wdiy.org/post/clinton-campaigns-ohio-where-shes-virtual-tie-trump
82524 as http://wdiy.orgFri, 21 Oct 2016 20:37:00 +0000Clinton Campaigns In Ohio Where She's In A Virtual Tie With TrumpTamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Clinton, Trump Prepare To Face Off In Final Debatehttp://wdiy.org/post/clinton-trump-prepare-face-final-debate
82415 as http://wdiy.orgWed, 19 Oct 2016 20:28:00 +0000Clinton, Trump Prepare To Face Off In Final DebateTamara KeithCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit NPR.ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There's a panel of volunteer doctors whose decisions affect nearly everyone who has health insurance. They review scientific literature and pass judgment on preventive medical services. The panel is called the Preventive Services Task Force. Since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2010, the panel's judgments have carried added weight. Insurance companies must now pay for the preventive tests or drugs the group recommends. That's why some former members are now calling for a change. NPR's Alison Kodjak reports. ALISON KODJAK, BYLINE: The task force has been controversial almost since it was created back in 1984, but before the new Obamacare rules, its advice was just that - advice. Now if task force members recommend something like, say, a mammogram every X number of years, insurance companies must pay 100 percent of the cost, and that's raise the stakes for doctors and drug companies. VIRGINIA MOYER: The task force isHillary Clinton Returns To Detroit After Second Presidential Debatehttp://wdiy.org/post/hillary-clinton-returns-detroit-after-second-presidential-debate
82025 as http://wdiy.orgMon, 10 Oct 2016 20:40:00 +0000Hillary Clinton Returns To Detroit After Second Presidential Debate